Arsene Wenger has given Theo Walcott his blessing to link up with England for the next international break, but he warned Roy Hodgson the winger is only ready for a few minutes. Paul Brown of the Daily Star quotes Wenger saying:. If he wants to go, I'm happy for him to go and practice and maybe get a few minutes. Mentally it will help him. Theo Walcott will not start when Arsenal welcome Burnley to the Emirates this weekend. Wenger: " theowalcott is not completely ready.
Theo Walcott has hinted that he will finally make his playing return when Arsenal host Burnley this weekend. The England speedster posted the following on Instagram, accompanied by the words: " Training going well this week. Looking forward to the weekend! Theo Walcott will not make his long-waited Arsenal return against Sunderland this weekend. Boss on theowalcott: "He has to get used to contact again.
Wenger had suggested that Walcott would not be involved until the match against Burnley next week but, after watching him train this morning, did then include the year-old in the group that is travelling to the North East. Although Wenger's final man matchday squad will be decided on Saturday morning, there would be no logical reason for asking Walcott to travel to Sunderland if he did not at least want to have him on the bench.
Walcott's return to the Arsenal U lineup lasted a half, according to the team's official Twitter feed:. Theo Walcott is set to take part in an Under game as he aims to prove his return to full fitness. Arsenal injury update - Koscielny out and doesn't sound good, Rosicky should train today and Walcott will play in next us game.
Theo Walcott has confirmed that he felt no after effects following his return to first-team training on Monday. First full training session after 9 months - feeling good!! Theo Walcott is nearing a first-team return after Arsenal posted images of him in first-team training on Monday. Back in training Theo Walcott makes his first appearance for Arsenal in todays. While Walcott looked as explosive as ever upon his return, the Gunners were careful not to force him into playing big minutes until he was totally ready to do so.
Per Rob Kelly of Arsenal. In our job, every time you have a big injury, there is a bigger chance of having another. Overall he has been taken care of very well. He is now ready to play again and we just have to leave him in peace and give him the time needed to come back.
He has been out for 10 months—I don't know if you realize how long that is. People think it's like mechanics. Players are not machines, they are human beings and to get back into the rhythm of the top, top competition will take time.
Based on the success Walcott has had at the top level over the years, it would have been easy for Wenger to expedite the process of starting him. He resisted that urge, but it still wasn't enough to prevent Walcott from suffering yet another injury.
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